Vehicle-wheel.



No. 673,345. Patented may 7, mol. A. Pmuven.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

'Application filed Mar. 23, 1900.)

{No Model.)

H IS ATTORNEY Nirn STATES ALEXANDER PINOVER, OF-NEW YORK, N. Y.,ASSIGNOR TO LESTER COI-IN, MORTIMER SCHLEESTEIN, AND JEANETTE PINOVER,OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 673,845, dated May 7,1901.

Application led March 23, 1900. Serial No. 9,871. (No modelff To allwhom, it nuty concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER PINovER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle-Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to vehicle-wheels. l will describe a vehicle-wheelembodying 1o my invention and then point out the novel features thereofin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical transversesectional View of a vehicle-wheel embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is adetail view, partly in section, of onehalf of the hub embodied in thewheel. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detailcross-sectional view of one of the spokes at about the point indicatedby the line 4 et, 2o Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of thefigures.

A A represent the two halves of the hub. The main portion a of each partis preferably in the form of a truncated cone. Each part is alsoprovided with a peripheral flange ct' and with a cap a2. The cap on onehalf is solid-that is, it is without a central openingwhile the othercap is provided with a 3o central opening, through which the end of theaxle projects. This cap is also provided with a recess to receive a feltor other Washer 0,3, which surrounds the axle. With this arrangement ofthe caps the interior of the hub is dust-proof. A substantially closedhub is also provided, in which a solid lubricant may be placed. The hubmay also be provided with ball or other bearings.

B represents a ring or band which is placed 4o in seats provided for itin each half of the hub. This ring is without joint and is firmly butyet removably seated in the two halves. It is preferably slightly largerthan its seat in the two halves, and when the wheel is being formed itis pressed to its seat in one half.

C represents the spokes which are comprised in the wheel. Each spoke istubular, and preferably for the greater portion of its length it is ovalin cross-section. (See Fig. 5o 4.) The outer end of each spoke ispreferably circular in cross-section, and the extreme endisniadetapering. (SeeFigS.) The ends of the spokes are held between the iiangesa', grooves being provided for the spokes in the fianges. The inner endsof the spokes also rest upon the ring B, which serves as a support forthem. The grooves in the flanges are inclined somewhat, so that theouter ends of the spokes will be out of the vertical center of thewheel, thus producing a dished 6o wheel. The two halves are boltedtogether through their flanges, thus securing the spokes in the hub.

D represents a tubular rim of metal. As shown, itis of metal andsubstantially crescent-shaped in cross-section, which may be obtained bydrawing a tube which is to form the rim through a die of the requisiteshape. After it has been drawn through the die it may be spun into acircle and the ends welded 7o or otherwise connected together. The rimis provided with a number of openings, in which the tapered ends of thespokes lit. A tapered cap d is provided on the end of each spoke, andthiscap fits into its opening in the rim. Each cap is provided with aflange d2, which bears against the inner periphery of the rim, thepurpose of which is to keep its spoke from coming out of the socket inthe hub. The openings in the rim are also preferably ta- 8o pered andslightly smaller than the caps d, so that the caps will have to beforced into the openings.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a vehicle-wheel, the combinationof a sectional hub, each section being provided with a liange by meansof which the sections are detachably connected together, a ring seatedin both of said sections and beneath the flanges, recesses formed insaid flanges 9o which when the flanges are secured together form socketsfor the reception of spokes, a rim, and spokes intermediate the hub andrim, said spokes being oval in cross-section for a portion of theirlength and where they t in the said sockets.

2. In a vehicle-wheel, the combination of a sectional hub, the sectionsof which are detachably connected together, spokes held at one of theirends in said hub, Hanged and taroo pered caps on the outer ends of saidspokes, and a hollow rim having a number of opposite openings inopposite portions thereof through which said caps extend, said oppositeopeningsvbeing of different sizes to ae- In testimony whereof I havesigned my eommodate the caps. name to this specification in the presenceof 1o 3. The combination in a Vehicle-Wheel, of two subscribingWitnesses.

a hollow hub into which the axle extends, a closed cap for one open endof said hub, and ALEXANDER PINOVER a. cap having a central opening forthe other Witnesses: end of said hub, said cap being provided WithCHARLES HAY, a recess and a, washer fitting therein. HARRY A. PINOVER.

